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Inefficient AI reasoning over large codebases or folders
Querying large folders, codebases, or research with LLMs is token-inefficient and lacks structure; need knowledge graphs without complex setup.
X5mo agoToolDev
Manual updates across disconnected freelancer sheets
Freelancers manually update separate sheets for leads, clients, projects, invoices, and compile status reports weekly due to lack of integration.
X5mo agoToolFreelance
AI agents generate unmaintainable fragmented code
AI coding agents produce copy-pasted, non-DRY code that becomes complex and fragmented, making projects hard to maintain despite functional results.
X6mo agoToolDev
Electricity payments not instantly providing tokens without manual SMS and code entry
After paying for prepaid electricity, users must wait for SMS tokens and manually key in codes instead of instant activation and power restoration, causing inefficiency and frustration especially in regions like Kenya.
X5mo agoToolOther
Tedious text descriptions for UI fixes in AI coding
Developers struggle with repeatedly describing UI issues in text to AI assistants like Claude; need visual annotation tools to draw on screenshots for faster corrections.
X5mo agoToolDev
Developers waste time manually approving repetitive safe code operations in AI-assisted coding
When using Claude Code for development tasks, developers must manually approve dozens of safe, routine file writes and bash commands (like saving generated code, running tests, installing dependencies). This approval fatigue slows down workflow and interrupts the coding flow. Currently, developers either approve each action individually, disable safety features entirely, or abandon AI-assisted coding—leaving them without the productivity benefits or forcing them to accept security risks.
Product Hunt5mo agoToolProductivity
AI Content Detection for Academic Integrity & Trust
Students, educators, and content platforms need to identify AI-generated text quickly. Demand exists but current free detectors are inaccurate; paid options are expensive or require subscriptions. [Google Search suggestion]
Google Trends5mo agoToolEducationUS
Native mobile app for flight price tracking and booking
Google Flights lacks a dedicated mobile app; users resort to mobile web or third-party tools. A lightweight native app could offer push notifications for price drops, offline itinerary access, and faster booking flows—capturing demand from frequent travelers frustrated by the web experience. [Google Search suggestion]
Google Trends5mo agoToolTravelUS
Offline-first Google Forms companion app
Users want a native app for Google Forms (no web required, offline drafting, batch submissions). Google hasn't provided one; existing workarounds are clunky. A solo builder can create a wrapper with sync. [Google Search suggestion]
Google Trends5mo agoToolProductivityUS
AI-powered Bible study guide generator
Religious learners want context and commentary on scripture passages. Existing tools are static concordances. An AI tool generating custom study guides, cross-references, and interpretations would be valuable. [Google Search suggestion]
Google Trends5mo agoToolEducationUS
AI-powered dictation tool for hands-free writing
Users struggle with manual typing due to accessibility, speed, or multitasking constraints. Existing solutions (native speech-to-text) lack context awareness, custom vocabulary, and real-time editing for professionals. [Google Search suggestion]
Google Trends5mo agoToolProductivityUS
AI foundation model for predicting content virality and creator success
Machine learning model that predicts human attention and content performance, helping creators optimize for engagement.
YC Graveyard3y agoToolMedia
Finding and booking short-term event spaces on demand
Marketplace for discovering and reserving event venues (meeting rooms, event halls) on demand, with integrated logistics and setup.
YC Graveyard3y agoTemplateBusiness
Better Digital Communities and Experiences for Midlife Adults
Midlife adults (40-65) lack digital-first communities and experiences tailored to their life stage, interests, and needs. This demographic is increasingly online but underserved by platforms designed for younger users.
YC Graveyard7y agoOtherCommunity
Contrapunk – Real-time counterpoint harmony from guitar input
Hi HN, I built Contrapunk because I wanted to play guitar and hear counterpoint harmonies generated in real-time. It takes audio from your guitar, MIDI player or your computer keyboard and generates harmony voices that follow counterpoint rules to generate harmonies. You can choose the key you would like to improvise/play in and the voice leading style and which part of the harmony you would like to play as, as well.macOS DMG: https://github.com/contrapunk-audio/contrapunk/releases/tag/...Source: https://github.com/contrapunk-audio/contrapunk (do open any issues if you have any)Would love feedback on the DSP approach and the harmony algorithms. I am also looking at training a ML model for better realtime guitar to midi detection. I believe that will take some time.
Hacker News5mo agoToolAI
Is there any interest in a native Qt/C++ Discord client?
I've been building a third-party cross-platform Discord client called kind (kind is not discord) in C++ and Qt 6. No Electron, no web wrapper. A proper native app for Windows, macOS, and Linux.The UI always loads instantly. On first load, things take as long to appear as Discord's network responses. On subsequent loads, everything comes from cache and is validated against REST in the background. It feels as fast as opening a plaintext file.It's further along than I expected when I started. What's working right now: gateway with exponential backoff and reconnect, REST with per-route rate limiting, SQLite-backed cache with async reads/writes, full Discord permission resolution, and a composable block renderer that handles every Discord message type including embeds, attachments, reactions, stickers, and components. There's a full markdown parser, an async image cache with memory LRU and disk persistence, an unread and mute state system that survives restarts, and 370 passing unit and integration tests.Voice is a post-launch problem. So are Nitro features.Is there actually an audience for this outside of Linux power users? I know that's where the pain is most acute, but I'm genuinely curious whether Windows users would switch for the performance alone or whether the official client is good enough there that it doesn't matter.
Hacker News5mo agoToolAI
I built a small app for FSI German Course
Hi everyone. I am built a small application on top of FSI German basic course and I need some feedback regarding it.It is a small web app. Currently only Unit 01 is available. I will feed in the rest of the units later down the road as I use it myself.Some of the features includes- Slow and fast audio with every single word and sentence in this app. You can play them with a click of a button. No need to rewind a tap back and forth. - Flashcards with keyboard control to quickly go through the material and drill them out.You can access the website at https://detawk.com/ . There is a demo video on the landing page. Give it a look before signing up.If you have any questions or feedback for me, let me know. I hope you like the app.
Hacker News5mo agoToolAI
Gemma Gem – AI model embedded in a browser – no API keys, no cloud
Gemma Gem is a Chrome extension that loads Google's Gemma 4 (2B) through WebGPU in an offscreen document and gives it tools to interact with any webpage: read content, take screenshots, click elements, type text, scroll, and run JavaScript.You get a small chat overlay on every page. Ask it about the page and it (usually) figures out which tools to call. It has a thinking mode that shows chain-of-thought reasoning as it works.It's a 2B model in a browser. It works for simple page questions and running JavaScript, but multi-step tool chains are unreliable and it sometimes ignores its tools entirely. The agent loop has zero external dependencies and can be extracted as a standalone library if anyone wants to experiment with it.
Hacker News5mo agoToolAI
Indie developers struggle to gain traction and users after building great apps
Even when indie devs build functional apps solving real problems in existing markets, they can't get users or attention, making distribution the biggest barrier post-development.
X5mo agoToolVC & Startups